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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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44169 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Sharp leaf points used as needles. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44166 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Sharp leaf points used as needles. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44154 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Sharp leaf points used as needles. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44087 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Sharp points of leaves used as needles. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71 |
44042 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Papago 188 | bc41 58 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Species used to sew coils into tight baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 62 |
43762 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | bc41 58 | 33 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Narrow, split leaf strips used as sewing material for coiled plaques. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 33 |
43388 | Vitis californica Benth. 4172 | Pomo 200 | c02 89 | 369 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Vines soaked in water and hot ashes, bark removed, wood split into strands and used as thread. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 369 |
41800 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 77 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Dried stalk fiber used to make cloth. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
41798 | Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. 4059 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 423 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bark or rind used as a fine, stout sewing fiber. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423 |
41384 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Snohomish 245 | g73 25 | 21 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Leaves peeled and made into two-ply strings for sewing mats. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
40383 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 114 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bark string used for sewing the edges of mats. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 114 |
40375 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Ojibwa 173 | r28 8 | 232 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark of young sprouts used to make thread. | Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232 |
40358 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fiber used for sewing birch bark. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
40337 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 136 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bast made into thread for sewing and fine yarn for weaving bags. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
40270 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark and stems used to make thread. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
40213 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 19 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used to sew the corners of wooden boxes. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
40155 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark and stems used to make thread. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
40068 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 266 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Long, straight branches used for 'sewing wood.' | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266 |
39527 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 11 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots twined as fabric. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11 |
39511 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 75 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Wood used to make mat making needles. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 75 |
39482 | Taxus brevifolia Nutt. 3902 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 57 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Leaves used to sew sacks. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
37472 | Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong 3608 | Pomo 200 | b08 179 | 140 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Root used as a weft or sewing material. | Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 140 |
36068 | Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. 3547 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bark used for sewing birch bark onto basket frames. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 136 |
35855 | Salix gooddingii Ball 3530 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 116 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Small, green branches split in two, peeled, twisted, dried and used for sewing coiled baskets. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 116 |
35824 | Salix exigua Nutt. 3527 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bark used for sewing birch bark onto basket frames. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 136 |
35680 | Salix bebbiana Sarg. 3520 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 136 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Bark used for sewing birch bark onto basket frames. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 136 |
33184 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Used to sew water bottles. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
32120 | Quercus gambelii var. gambelii 3264 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 44 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Wood used to make embroidery stretchers. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 44 |
29998 | Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa 3154 | Seri 229 | d44 29 | 134 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer root tissues woven into rough fabric. | Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 134 |
27382 | Pinus banksiana Lamb. 2952 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 113 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used as a heavy sewing material. The roots extend near the surface of the ground through the sandy soil for thirty to thirty-five feet and were easy to pull out of the ground in their entire length. When they were gathered they were made into coils and sunk beneath the surface of the lake until the outer bark had loosened from the root. Then, they were peeled and split in half, each half being a serviceable cord for sewing together canoes and bark strips intended for the roofs of wigwams and for other purposes. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 113 |
27378 | Pinus banksiana Lamb. 2952 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 421 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used as fine sewing material for canoes and other coarse and durable sewing. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
27373 | Pinus banksiana Lamb. 2952 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 75 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Small, boiled roots used as cords to sew birch bark canoe and stitching sealed with pitch or resin. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75 |
27217 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 269 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots burned over a fire, freed from rootbark, dried, split and used for 'sewing wood.' | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 269 |
27113 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Micmac 141 | sd51 182 | 258 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used as sewing material for canoe birch bark products. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 |
27110 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used for thread. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
27072 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 49 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used to stitch birch bark basket and canoe seams. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 49 |
27071 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 49 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used to sew sheets of birch bark together for a tipi cover. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 49 |
26970 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used for thread. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
26908 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 48 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used to sew birch bark baskets and canoes. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48 |
24695 | Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata 2662 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 55 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Thorns used as sewing material and for tattooing. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 55 |
23542 | Muhlenbergia rigens (Benth.) A.S. Hitchc. 2543 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Grass used as thread, very white, long and fine. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 8 |
21116 | Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. 2259 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 499 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fiber obtained from stems used as thread. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
20115 | Leymus mollis ssp. mollis 2162 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 88 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Tough, sharply pointed leaves used as 'needle-and-thread' for sewing and tying material. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 88 |
19527 | Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch 2099 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 421 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used as a sewing material. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
19469 | Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell 2093 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 423 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Rind of this nettle used by the old people as a sewing fiber. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423 |
17359 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Salish, Cowichan 218 | ttco83 101 | 117 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Wood used to make knitting needles. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 117 |
17330 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 117 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Wood used to make knitting needles and long needles for mat making. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 117 |
17304 | Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. 1901 | Yokia 285 | c02 89 | 358 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fine, strong inner bark formerly used for thread. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
17299 | Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. 1901 | Concow 49 | c02 89 | 358 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fine, strong inner bark formerly used for thread. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
17297 | Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb. 1901 | California Indian 25 | m90 111 | 59 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark used for thread. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 59 |
17257 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 75 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Wet grass used for sewing, dried tight and resin used over the stitches. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75 |
16139 | Gossypium sp. 1768 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Used to make fabrics. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
9577 | Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet 912 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 8 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Used for making cloth woven spudi. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 8 |
9272 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 38 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Stem fibers used for thread. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
8890 | Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins 838 | Yuki 287 | k30 199 | 423 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Wood, sapwood and roots used for sewing material. | Kelly, Isabel T., 1930, Yuki Basketry, University of Calfornia Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 24:421-444, page 423 |
8063 | Carex barbarae Dewey 737 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 103 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | White, woody center of the root used as a sewing element in coiled baskets and in twining. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 103 |
7158 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 67 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used with spruce roots to sew things together. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 67 |
6326 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 111 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | This and other species of the milkweed used for thread materials. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 111 |
6303 | Asclepias syriaca L. 446 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 74 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer bark used for sewing thread. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 74 |
3868 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 159 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Plant made into thread and used for sewing. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 159 |
3867 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark used for making thread. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
3866 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark used for making thread. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
3847 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 39 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark used for making thread. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
3831 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 267 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer bast fiber used as thread. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267 |
3824 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 378 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Inner bark used for making thread. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 378 |
3810 | Apocynum cannabinum L. 297 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 12 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Stalks split, dried and used as thread for sewing tipi covers. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 12 |
3771 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 111 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Fine divisions of bark were very strong and used as a thread for sewing on the fine beadwork. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 111 |
3763 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 413 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer rind used for fine sewing. In the fall, when mature, this plant makes one of the strongest native fibers, stronger even than the cultivated hemp to which it is related. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 413 |
3750 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 267 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer rind or bark used for thread. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 267 |
3745 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 73 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Outer bark or rind used as the finest thread material. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 73 |
3678 | Anthoxanthum odoratum L. 284 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 120 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Used to sew buckskin when making moccasins and articles of clothing. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120 |
1808 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 169 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Thorn used as needle and thread. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
1807 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 169 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Thorn used as needle and thread. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
1785 | Agave palmeri Engelm. 93 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 169 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Thorn used as needle and thread. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
503 | Acer macrophyllum Pursh 26 | Maidu 132 | sk58 162 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Withes used as coiling thread. | Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
76 | Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. 2 | Malecite 134 | sd52 78 | 6 | Fiber 4 | Sewing Material 102 | Roots used for thread. | Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );